Women and Gender in Islam Historical Roots of a Modern Her book is thus a fascinating survey of Islamic debates and ideologies about women and the historical circumstances of their position in society the first such discussion using the analytic tools of contemporary gender studies Women and Gender in Islam Historical Roots of a Modern Similarly the cultural subordination and objectification of women in the Near East also predates the birth of Islam by hundreds of years In fact Ahmed shows jahaliyya preIslamic Arabia was remarkably egalitarian in terms of gender roles Women and gender in Islam historical roots of a modern Women and gender in Islam historical roots of a modern debate Women and gender in Islam historical roots of a modern debate by Ahmed Leila Publication date 1992 Topics Feminism Sexism Women Women Muslim Publisher New Haven Conn Collection Internet Archive Books women and gender in islam historical roots of a modern debate Explores the historical roots of the debate about women in Islamic societies by tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender up to the present The book describes the gender systems in place in the Middle East both before and after the rise of Islam Women and gender in Islam historical roots of a modern Get this from a library Women and gender in Islam historical roots of a modern debate Leila Ahmed Explores the historical roots of the debate about women in Islamic societies by tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender up to the present The book describes the gender Women and Gender in Islam Historical Roots of a Modern Women and Gender in Islam by Leila Ahmed looks into the historical roots of the role of women in Islamic society and shed some light on the role religion has played Women’s roles in Islamic society appears to be one rooted in oppression Women and Gender in Islam Yale University Press An impressive social history of mores and attitudes toward women Because of the books exceptional breadth and depth of discussion I enthusiastically endorse Leila Ahmeds Women and Gender in Islam as a classroom text as a reference work and as an exemplar of what feminist cultural history can be—Carla Petievich Feminist Collections Project MUSE Women and Islam Leila Ahmed’s Women and Gender in Islam centers on the conditions and lives of women in Middle Eastern Arab history It is a response both to the growing strength of Islamist movements which urge a return to the laws and practices set forth in the core Islamic discourse and to the way in which Arab women are discussed in the West Women and Gender in Islam Historical Roots of a Modern Throughout Ahmed not only considers the Islamic texts in which central ideologies about women and gender developed or were debated but also places this discourse in its social and historical context Her book is thus a fascinating survey of Islamic debates and ideologies about Women and Gender in Islam Historical Roots of a Modern Buy Women and Gender in Islam Historical Roots of a Modern Debate New Ed by Leila Ahmed ISBN 9780300055832 from Amazons Book Store Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders
Title : Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
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Release Date : 1993-07-28
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